Marcusenius is a genus of the elephantfish group native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than .

The genus is named after Johann Marcusen.

Species

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:

• Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger, 1901) (Djebba mormyrid)

• Marcusenius altisambesi B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007 (bulldog)

• Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger, 1905) (Quanza mormyrid)

• Marcusenius annamariae (Parenzan, 1939) (Annamaria mormyrid)

• Marcusenius bentleyi (Boulenger, 1897) (Bentley's mormyrid)

• Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014 (Mhlatuze mormyrid)

• Marcusenius cuangoanus (Poll, 1967) (Zovo mormyrid)

• Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) (thicklipped trunkfish)

• Marcusenius deboensis (Daget, 1954) (Debo mormyrid)

• Marcusenius desertus B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wunk, 2016 (Cunene elephantfish)

• Marcusenius devosi B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007 (Wenje mormyrid)

• Marcusenius dundoensis (Poll 1967) (Dundo mormyrid)

• Marcusenius elegans Fricke & B. J. Kramer, 2022

• Marcusenius friteli (Pellegrin, 1904) (Alima mormyrid)

• Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin, 1920) (Ivory Coast mormyrid)

• Marcusenius fuscus (Pellegrin, 1901)

• Marcusenius ghesquierei (Poll, 1945) (Busira mormyrid)

• Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891) (Greshoff's mormyrid)

• Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin, 1924 (Kasai mormyrid)

• Marcusenius johncygnar Boulenger, 1902 (Molas mormyrid)

• Marcusenius kainjii D. S. C. Lewis 1974 (Lowa elephantfish)

• Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa Boden, Snoeks & Vreven 2016

• Marcusenius krameri Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014 (Kramer's mormyrid)

• Marcusenius kutuensis (Boulenger, 1899) (Kutu Island mormyrid)

• Marcusenius lambouri (Pellegrin, 1904)

• Marcusenius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899) (Ibali Island mormyrid)

• Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899) (Livingston's bulldog)

• Marcusenius lucombesi Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014 (Lucombe mormyrid)

• Marcusenius macrolepidotus (W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Bulldog)

• Marcusenius macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1924) (Tshikapa mormyrid)

• Marcusenius mento (Boulenger, 1890)

• Marcusenius meronai Bigorne & Paugy 1990 (Sierra Leone mormyrid)

• Marcusenius monteiri (Günther 1873) (Monteiri's bulldog)

• Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867) (Talagouga mormyrid)

• Marcusenius multisquamatus B. J. Kramer & Wink, 2013 (Epupa Falls mormyrid)

• Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin, 1927) (Ntem mormyrid)

• Marcusenius pongolensis (Fowler, 1934) (Southern bulldog)

• Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden, Teugels & C. D. Hopkins, 1997 (Cameroon mormyrid)

• Marcusenius schilthuisiae (Boulenger, 1899) (Kutu mormyrid)

• Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870) (Trunkfish; Senegalese mormyrid)

• Marcusenius stanleyanus (Boulenger, 1897) (Boyoma mormyrid)

• Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger, 1916) (Sherbo mormyrid)

• Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867) (Bossumprah mormyrid)

• Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington 1929) (Victoria stonebasher)

• Marcusenius wamuinii

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